Apr 13, 2003

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has acknowledged that theassassination of a pro-Western Shi'ite leader was a setback to efforts tobring democracy to Iraq.

Apr 11, 2003

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The U.S.-led coalition has sustained a major blow inefforts to win cooperation for the establishment of a pro-Western regime inIraq.

Apr 10, 2003

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Egypt is trying to woo the Gulf Cooperation Council toinvest in joint Arab weapons projects.

Apr 04, 2003

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- An Iranian-backed Palestinian insurgency group has madeserious inroads in the Arab community in Israel.